Dying processors?

[007.SirBond]

I have just had a conversaion with a fellow on computers, and he claims processors begin slowing down after 1-2 years after use. This fellow has been building PCs for 10 years.

Now if he is correct, is that really true?

I know your suppose to replace thermal paste every 1-2 years. But I've never heard of cpus just slowling down through regular use.

Does overclocking cpus make them degrade quicker?

Or is it just the matter of overheating that causes it?

Anyone know anything about this?

[LITOralis.nMd]

That guy is wrong.

IDK how deep an answer you want, but the highest voted answers in the link below give several explanations of various length and subject depth.

cpu speed - Is the performance of a CPU affected as it ages? - Super User

[Cossack]

Its all about how much stuff your CPU has to handle. And of course how heavy tasks it must handle. Like CPU made in MS-DOS era won't handle Windows 8 very well (or at all) (starting with physical possibilities). And processors cant just die. If there is one single mathematical error, then you can say its dead, because it cant handle task anymore. Temperature is important as well, but CPU will just work just fine till that first error (and it happens really rare because usually it just melted).

[007.SirBond]

LITOralis.nMd;1844902']That guy is wrong.

IDK how deep an answer you want, but the highest voted answers in the link below give several explanations of various length and subject depth.

cpu speed - Is the performance of a CPU affected as it ages? - Super User

Ya I didn't think so. Well he keeps his cpu overclocked. So I'm thinking that cud be a factor why he came to that theory.

But then again I've had other people tell me you can overclock as much as you like as long as you have enough cooling.

I know overclocking gets rid of your warranty. So if the manufacture believes it does damage to the product they manufacture. Overclocking must be bad right?

[LITOralis.nMd]

Try this older but highly memorable article on your new set of OC'ing questions:

AnandTech - Intel's 45nm Dual-Core E8500: The Best Just Got Better